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Nothing requires more delicate handling in our society than the issue of racial discrimination. Those who venture into the topic are navigating a minefield. Over the years, we've seen the careers of Jimmy the Greek, Al Campanis and others implode because of racially insensitive remarks, and other careers that were at least wounded (Don Imus, Howard Cosell, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Griese, Billy Packer) by what -- at a minimum -- could be construed as inappropriate comments. So, it's always intriguing when the subject of race is approached by sports television as it was on Sunday on two networks and in two different time zones.

By Peyton Helms Special to The Morning Call - Freelance | October 1, 2009

She was tall, slim, elegantly coiffed and stylishly dressed. A successful consultant, she had amassed so many frequent-flyer miles that she could upgrade to first class on almost every flight. And yet every time she boarded a plane and started to bear left into the first-class cabin, a flight attendant would automatically, politely steer her back toward coach. This happened not once or twice, but virtually every time she flew. Usually, she would show her boarding pass, and the flight attendant would apologize and direct her back to first class.

OraSure vice president is given award for AIDS fight Debra Fraser-Howze, vice president of external affairs at OraSure Technologies and founder and former CEO of the National Black Leadership Committee on AIDS, has been awarded the Scroll of Merit by the National Medical Association. The Scroll of Merit is the highest award conferred by the association and is given in recognition of unique exceptional achievement in medicine, science, education or public service. The award was conferred on July 25 at the association's annual convention and scientific assembly in Las Vegas.

The Southern natives sat in a Northern bar remembering their childhood with Uncle Remus, the made-up, happy-go-lucky slave whose whole reason for being is telling kids wondrous stories about human-like animals trickier than most folks. For Troy Dwyer, a white from Georgia, Remus' tale of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Tar Baby was a youthful narcotic, read by a grandmother to make him fall asleep. For Charles O. Anderson, a black from Virginia, it was a youthful stimulant, told from memory by a grandfather to warn him against the perils of playing in pig slop.

By Natalie J. Bock Special to The Morning Call - Freelance | February 27, 2009

In recognition of Black History Month it was a pleasure for me, in my role as the hotel historian for the Historic Hotel Bethlehem, to research the role that the hotel and its predecessor, the Eagle Hotel, played in connecting African Americans to this community. It's an interesting story of a local woman who was both a smart business person and open-minded before many of her neighbors were comfortable with that. Hotel Bethlehem was originally the Eagle Hotel, built by the Moravians in 1794.

By Paul V. Marshall, Special to The Morning Call - Freelance | February 7, 2009

New Yorkers used to say, "today, everybody is Irish" on St. Patrick's Day, recognizing important facts about the journey the Irish made through social barriers and celebrating their culture and achievements. People also say there is a sense in which everybody in New York City is Jewish. The culture has been indelibly marked by the presence and accomplishments of the Jews. February is Black History Month. Are we who are not black ready to say that, in February, we are all African American?

By Renee A. James, Special to The Morning Call - Freelance | January 24, 2009

I watched Barack Obama deliver his inaugural address to the nation and I was distracted. I should have listened to a radio broadcast. Polling revealed that President Obama won the election because he garnered the support of millions of Americans, representing virtually every ethnic group. The diversity found among his supporters wasn't evident as I watched the coverage; but perhaps that's understandable. His presidency represents an unprecedented victory for African Americans, one that deserves monumental celebration.

With you being elected president of the United States, I am hoping to see change in this country and the people who live here. I hope that having you as our president, people will be less judgmental of one another. There are so many people out there that doubted you due to your race, and I believe that to be morally wrong. Earlier this month, our school had an assembly about the first girl killed at the Columbine shooting in 1999. Her name was Rachel Joy Scott. Her goal in life was to start a chain reaction of compassion and kindness.

There has been an understandable emphasis on the "unbounded joy" of African-Americans following the victory of Barack Obama in the presidential election. I would like to point out that millions upon millions of white Americans like myself partake of this same fountain of joy. Our hearts are also full and we look forward with greater hope and faith to our future as Americans. Deborah Davis Allentown

Barack Obama is the first African-American running for president and he tells us that he is just like us. Is he? I've lived next to Marie for almost two years. She rarely came out of her house. I never got the opportunity to meet her until a cold February afternoon when my door bell rang. It was Marie. She was lying on my doorstep, her leg severely broken and her face bloody. Her stepson had beaten her and she crawled to my door seeking help. Marie was taken to the hospital and her stepson arrested.